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"...And be a simple kind of man Be something you love and understand..." -Lynyrd Skynyrd I've always wanted to be an intellectual...I know a few... got to hang out with a few...but no matter how I try...I'm a simple dude. I've read a myriad of leadership book, seen the movies, listened to the podcasts...but in …
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Reading a bit of Ken Blanchard this AM and looking at the most common mistake a coach can make regarding his team....misjudging the level of a player. This resonates after a very frustrating High School Football season for my oldest son. Blanchard mentions all players fit into one of four categories and as leaders and …
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DeM Banter: after Darth Vader's failed bid for The White House..The Obama Administration might build a Death Star. The petition really is on the White House website. Gregory Koger says it is just not worth it George Lucas had no idea...and could not be reached for comment. Darth Vader did warn... "Don't be too proud …
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“The nose of the Bulldog has been slanted backwards so that he can breathe without letting go” - Winston Churchill Okay... Tenacious D is for Tenacious DeMarco not the Jack Black rock band... te·na·cious /təˈnāSHəs/ Adjective 1) Not readily letting go of, giving up, or separated from an object that one holds, a position, or …
DeM Banter: just encase you've been sleeping...looks like the cliff is looming nearer...remember the scene in the James Dean movie "Rebel without a Cause?" Yeah...that keeps running through my mind... Which driver will we be? We could be James Dean...but it didn't go so well for him, in the end, either... Article attached at the …
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DeM Banter: the dialog/debate continues... but there is really no catalyst as of now to force the international dialog or a decision... that won't happen until a country, not friendly to the US, develops and demonstrates the technology. If history is any guide... so then would begin a "drone race"...followed by a perceived "done gap?" Another …
“Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get” ― W.P. Kinsella Cant think of a time I didn't absolutely love "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by the Rolling Stones It is interesting that the song has taken on a myriad of meanings as I have gone through chapters in life and …
DeM Banter: Huge push back on missile defense while authoring a thesis at Stanford. The systems will not be perfect, but over time... we have seen them improve and they will get cheaper as well. The key is to continue learning from all sources.... Reuters.com November 30, 2012 More than a week after a U.S.-Egyptian …
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DeM Banter: Another take on a very good book. Col Gentile is a PhD, Army Colonel...tons of street cred and a fellow Cardinal, but something is not sitting right in his review. Would be most interested to hear from those you have read the book, on their thoughts... really could just be my simple mind....thanks “. . . …
View Original DeM Banter: isn't this a purely historical American view? Throughout history the US has sought this type of doctrine more than any other...in fact, even George W. Bush sought such a "doctrine" prior to 9/11, but as the author states below....the world gets in the way. Perhaps a key would be to develop …
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